In the sixties, when I was a little kid, I was brought up listening to Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass – my dad had all their albums (“South of the border”, “The lonely bull”, “Going places”, “A taste of honey”, “Whipped cream and other delights”, etc.), as well as the various hits by Sergio […]
Music
Pandora and an irritating limitation
Pandora thinks one hundred stations is enough for a Pandora listener. I wonder if this was just an arbitrary decision by the developer (who, obviously doesn’t like lots of different music/artists), or did someone actually say in ‘The Requirements’, “the maximum number of stations for each user should be 100”
NPR Tiny Desk Music
NPR Tiny Desk Music Selection (opens in a new window) Not entirely sure whether I like this band’s sound, but the leader/singer (and piano) sure has a unique way/style of singing & playing piano. Love the horn section and drummer too
Judy Garland welcomes Barbar Streisand to her show
Judy Garland and Barbra Streisand (opens in a new window) Never saw this before, never saw an adult Judy Garland singing (that I remember). Never knew she had her own show – since this was in B&W, I would guess it was in the early ’60s. The way she shows her love and affection for […]
Claude Bolling article (crossover music)
Article on Claude Bolling (open in a new window) One of my favorite crossover albums in the ’70s.
Columbia House (Record/CD mail order) closing
Columbia House closing article (open in new window) This new brought back some good memories: First, of my buying classical CDs via Columbia House in the ’90s, then, looking at the accompanying picture of the “8-track” tapes – had plenty of those in the ’70s [not only did I have an 8-track stereo in my […]
New music: Post Modern Jukebox
New music “Post Modern Jukebox” (opens in a new window) Since you “liked” this, I wanted to share with you that this is my new fav group, having seen a different video of theirs recently (“All about that bass”). I’ve subsequently bought one of their “albums” on iTunes called “Historical misappropriations”. Great music.
Music in my head: What Lola wants…Lola gets…
So. [I really love beginning my posts with ‘So’ – “they” say it’s against rules of style/grammar but it also draws you people in – JK] So. I was listening to the “radio” (Spotify?) a day or two ago, and they played a tune that I’ve heard before (several/many times), but didn’t know where it […]